Port congestion remains elevated through the past week with North Asia and South America experiencing the most severe delays. Delays at Chinese ports have remained acute, with Ningbo and Shanghai seeing especially high levels of congestion. The explosion at the port of Ningbo on 9 August on board the 6,588 teu YM MOBILITY has affected operations at the Ningbo Beilun Second Container Terminal (NBSCT) but the port remains open despite various erroneous reports on the closure of Ningbo port. NBSCT